If you don't know then you either haven't been doing Uber very long or have a high tolerance for getting walked on.

There are numerous way in which Uber go beyond the limits of independent contractors. For example, I personally was punished each day for a year for not accepting jobs that I deemed unprofitable. I was also threatened by an employee called James who said I would lose my job if I say anything negative about Uber (while he posed as a rider sitting behind me).

If you don't know then you either haven't been doing Uber very long or have a high tolerance for getting walked on.

There are numerous way in which Uber go beyond the limits of independent contractors. For example, I personally was punished each day for a year for not accepting jobs that I deemed unprofitable. I was also threatened by an employee called James who said I would lose my job if I say anything negative about Uber (while he posed as a rider sitting behind me).

Seems insignificant but try 20x 2minute bans per shift. It adds up. Often because I wouldn't accept pings from riders with ratings below 4.5. In turn, I would get pushed offline, miss the surge and then earn even less money once I can go back online.

That being said, Uber are obviously aware of that they broke they were treating us as employees so they stopped doing that practice recently.

Seems insignificant but try 20x 2minute bans per shift. It adds up. Often because I wouldn't accept pings from riders with ratings below 4.5. In turn, I would get pushed offline, miss the surge and then earn even less money once I can go back online.

That being said, Uber are obviously aware of that they broke they were treating us as employees so they stopped doing that practice recently.

Something along the lines of what they did in the UK, to get us recognized as employees with the associate benefits etc . How do we go about getting this started, how much would it cost ? I think a class action would be worth trying.